Restaurant AI Front Desk

The phone rings mid-service.
It's the parking question again.

The AI front desk for restaurants. Answer menu, hours, and dietary questions using your restaurant information. Collect event requests and share your reservation link.

<5 minutes
Paste your website, add one script tag, and you're live
Routes allergy questions
Says “check with the kitchen” and sends the question to your team instead of guessing
4 channels
Website, WhatsApp, Instagram DM, and Facebook Messenger — one agent

Live in under 5 minutes — from $40/moWhy an agent, not a chatbot →

See It In Action

See how the AI front desk answers menu and hours questions, shares your reservation link, and captures private-dining leads while your staff stay on the floor.

  • Answers from your menu, hours, and allergen information
  • Shares your reservation link and captures name and number
  • Handles private-dining and large-party inquiries
  • Works on your website, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger
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The Challenge for Restaurants

Without an AI Front Desk

  • ×Hosts and servers pulled off the floor mid-service to answer the phone
  • דDo you have a table Friday?” asked in an Instagram DM nobody sees until Sunday
  • ×The same questions about hours, parking, dress code, and dietary options, every shift
  • ×Guests who get voicemail book the place down the street
  • ×Private-dining and catering enquiries arrive half-complete and need three emails to fill in

With Hyperleap AI

  • Common questions answered in seconds from your menu and policies, without touching the floor
  • Guests get your OpenTable, Resy, Calendly, or Cal.com link in the chat, whatever the hour
  • Hours, parking, dress code, and dietary options answered the same way every time
  • Website, WhatsApp, Instagram DM, and Messenger in one inbox
  • Private-event enquiries arrive as a complete brief for your events coordinator

Everything Your Restaurant Needs

One AI front desk across your website, WhatsApp, Instagram DM, and Facebook Messenger

Reservation Link Sharing

Captures party size, date, and time, then shares your OpenTable, Resy, Calendly, or Cal.com link right in the conversation. The booking itself happens in your own system.

Menu Questions

Ingredients, preparation, portion sizes, and daily specials answered from the menu you attach, without a server leaving the floor.

Dietary Accommodations

Explains what your menu says is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or nut-free. Anything ambiguous is routed to your team with the guest told to confirm with the kitchen.

Location & Hours

Directions, parking, transit, dress code, and current hours including holiday closures, answered from the details you publish.

Private Events

Explains private-dining options, capacity, and catering packages, then collects date, headcount, and budget and emails the brief to your events coordinator.

Specials & Promotions

Mentions the specials, happy hour, tasting menus, and upcoming events you have attached when a guest asks what is on.

Common Scenarios Your AI Agent Handles

Reservation Request

“Table for two on Friday?” The AI collects the time and party size, shares your reservation link, and emails you the details.

Dietary Restrictions

“Do you have vegan options?” The AI lists the vegan dishes on your menu and notes the request in the reservation summary for your team.

Menu Questions

“What's in the seafood pasta?” The AI lists the ingredients and spice level from your menu and offers to pass a shellfish allergy note to your team.

Location & Parking

“Where do I park?” The AI shares the garage location, validation details, and valet hours you have published.

Large Party Booking

“I need a table for 12.” The AI explains your large-party policy, mentions the private room, and collects the details for your team to confirm.

Special Occasion

“It's our anniversary.” The AI notes the occasion in the summary so your team can plan the table and the dessert.

Wine Pairing Questions

“What wine goes with the lamb?” The AI suggests the pairings listed on your wine menu and mentions the sommelier is on hand.

Private Event Inquiry

“Can I host a rehearsal dinner here?” The AI explains private-dining options and packages and collects date, headcount, and budget for your events coordinator.

Guest Writing in Spanish

“¿Tienen opciones sin gluten?” The AI replies in Spanish from your menu and sends you the summary in English.

Benefits for Your Restaurant

Reduce Service Interruptions

The routine questions get answered without anyone leaving the floor, so your host stand stays with the guests in front of it.

Every Enquiry Captured

Party size, date, time, and dietary notes are captured and emailed to you, whatever hour the guest messages — with your reservation link already shared.

Better Guest Experience

Guests get a straight answer in seconds and a link to book, instead of a voicemail and a wait.

Handle Dietary Needs Efficiently

Dietary options answered from your menu; anything ambiguous routed to your team with the guest told to confirm with the kitchen.

Multi-Channel Engagement

One agent on your website, WhatsApp, Instagram DM, and Facebook Messenger — where guests already find your restaurant.

Promote Specials & Events

When a guest asks what is on, the AI mentions the specials, happy hour, and events you have attached.

Perfect For

Full-Service Restaurants

Casual dining, fine dining, and upscale restaurants with table service and reservations

Specialty Restaurants

Steakhouses, seafood restaurants, ethnic cuisine, farm-to-table, and wine-focused dining

Restaurant Groups

Multi-location brands that want the same answers at every site, managed from one dashboard

Simple Pricing for Restaurants

Try any plan free for 7 days

Plus

For single locations

$40/mo
Start Plus Plan

Key Features:

  • 3,000 AI responses per month
  • 1 chatbot
  • 4 channels per chatbot
  • Instagram, WhatsApp available
  • 40MB knowledge source per chatbot
  • Calendar, downloads, videos
  • + 4 more features
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Pro

For restaurant groups

$100/mo
Start Pro Plan

Key Features:

  • 12,000 AI responses per month
  • 2 chatbots
  • 8 channels (4 per chatbot)
  • Remove Hyperleap branding
  • 40MB knowledge source per chatbot
  • Link tracking & login
  • + 3 more features

Max

For chains and franchises

$200/mo
Contact Sales

Key Features:

  • 30,000 AI responses per month
  • 5 chatbots
  • 20 channels (4 per chatbot)
  • Remove Hyperleap branding
  • 40MB knowledge source per chatbot
  • Hierarchical retrieval ($40/mo + 2x credits)
  • + 3 more features
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All plans include: Multi-channel deployment • Priority support

Add-ons: Studio & API ($99 one-time on Plus/Pro/Max) • Hierarchical Retrieval ($40/mo + 2x credits on Pro/Max) • OTP Verification (usage-based on Pro/Max)

Why Restaurants Choose Hyperleap

No Technical Skills Required

Paste your website URL, add one script tag, and you are live in under 5 minutes. Attaching your menu PDF and hours helps refine the answers.

Keeps Your Reservation System

Shares the link to your OpenTable, Resy, Calendly, or Cal.com page. Bookings still happen there — nothing to migrate.

Multi-Language Support

Guests write in their own language and get an answer in it — 100+ languages. Your team reads the summary in yours.

Instagram DMs Answered

The DMs your food photos generate get answered in the same inbox as your website chat, with your reservation link shared in the reply.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does an AI front desk do for a restaurant?+

It answers the questions your host stand fields all night — hours, parking, dress code, what's in a dish, whether there's a vegan option — from your website, WhatsApp, Instagram DM, and Facebook Messenger. When a guest wants a table, it captures party size, date, time, and dietary notes, shares your reservation link, and emails you a clean summary. It answers only from the menu, hours, and policies you give it.

Does it take reservations?+

It shares your reservation link — your OpenTable, Resy, or other reservation page, or a Calendly or Cal.com link — right in the chat, and collects the guest's details. It does not check table availability, hold tables, or confirm the booking itself; that still happens in your own reservation system. Large parties and private-room requests are emailed to your team to confirm.

My menu changes every week. How do I keep it current?+

You update one document — a PDF, a Google Doc, or the menu page on your site — and re-attach it. Daily specials, seasonal additions, and sold-out items are answered from the latest version you gave it.

Allergies are a liability concern. How does it handle them?+

It answers what your menu and prep notes say — which dishes are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, halal, kosher — and is instructed not to guess. Anything ambiguous, such as cross-contamination or a severe allergy, is routed to your team, and the guest is told to confirm with the kitchen on arrival.

What about private events and catering?+

It explains private-dining capacity, catering packages, minimum spend, and lead times as you have written them, collects date, headcount, dietary needs, and budget, and emails a complete brief to your events coordinator. It does not take deposits or payments.

How long does setup take?+

Under 5 minutes for the quick-start path: paste your website URL, Studio reads it and generates a restaurant starting prompt, and you add one script tag. Attaching your menu PDF and writing your allergy instructions helps refine the answers.

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Fewer Calls Mid-Service

Menu questions answered, reservation enquiries captured, your booking link shared. Start for free.

Advanced

Ask AI about your customer conversations.

Connect Claude or another compatible AI tool to your Restaurant agent’s customer details and conversations. Then ask questions such as “What did customers ask this week?” This connection, called MCP, is included on every plan.

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